By Veronica Beltran

COVID19 UPDATE

UPDATE: 2 more cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 3 deaths in B.C.

Apr 14, 2020 | 3:20 PM

VICTORIA—Two new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region were announced today.

Provincially there are 27 new cases of the virus, along with three deaths, two in the Vancouver Coastal Health Region and one in Fraser Health, all related to long term care facility outbreaks.

Cases by Health Region:

• Vancouver Coastal Health: 658
• Fraser Health: 601
• Vancouver Island Health: 89
• Interior Health: 141
• Northern Health: 28

The total number of confirmed cases is now at 1,517 in B.C. The province’s total of deaths is now at 72.

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An additional long term health care facility has been categorized as an outbreak in the Vancouver Coastal Health Region.

In the community outbreak in Interior Health Region at a local nursery there are three additional cases of COVID-19.

In Mission, the Mission Federal Correctional Facility is now at 41 test positive cases, with Provincial Health Officer, Dr.Bonnie Henry saying that there is an ongoing effort to “beef” up COVID response efforts at the facility, stating that once there is an outbreak in a closed facility it is hard to stay ahead of it.

“We are not letting this crisis overtake our response to the overdose crisis.” —Dr. Bonnie Henry

Henry touched on overdose crisis in BC, seeing that today marks four years since it was declared a public health emergency.

“We are not slowing down our response,” said Henry in regards to their response to the overdose crisis saying that there are teams in place to help those who struggle with mental health and addictions to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Minister Adrian Dix says that 13,938 elective surgeries have been cancelled, however, there continue to be emergency surgeries.

Dix highlighted the importance to continue to follow orders put in place by the Provincial Health Officer “there are people that are sacrificing a great deal,” he said about those who have had their surgeries cancelled and asked British Columbians to make a smaller sacrifice by staying home.